Development of a fast method for measuring sensitivity to temporal fine structure information at low frequencies

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 940-946

  Hopkins, Kathryn ^a   Moore, Brian C J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interaural phase difference; Temporal fine structure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; DECISION MAKING; HEARING; HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOPHYSICS; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOUND DETECTION; TIME;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; PITCH PERCEPTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOACOUSTICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOUND LOCALIZATION; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78349289198     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2010.512613     Document Type: Article

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